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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
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TABLE 4. PROFILE OF SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total housing units
141,984
135,856
148,112
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
40,049
34,932
45,166
1-unit, attached
3,233
1,802
4,664
2 units
68,506
61,969
75,043
3 or 4 units
10,317
7,335
13,299
5 to 9 units
9,173
5,870
12,476
10 to 19 units
1,706
439
2,973
20 or more units
7,892
5,107
10,677
Mobile home
1,108
21
2,195
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0
483
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 or later
0
0
483
1995 to 1998
1,678
259
3,097
1990 to 1994
153
0
409
1980 to 1989
2,244
696
3,792
1970 to 1979
4,339
2,531
6,147
1960 to 1969
4,803
3,141
6,465
1950 to 1959
9,410
6,447
12,373
1940 to 1949
10,979
8,072
13,886
1939 or earlier
108,378
100,701
116,055
 
ROOMS
1 room
796
143
1,449
2 rooms
4,633
2,323
6,943
3 rooms
11,515
8,372
14,658
4 rooms
20,601
16,115
25,087
5 rooms
26,752
21,409
32,095
6 rooms
47,987
41,821
54,153
7 rooms
13,784
10,258
17,310
8 rooms
6,435
4,283
8,587
9 rooms or more
9,481
7,305
11,657
Median (rooms)
5.6
5.4
5.8
 
Occupied housing units
117,869
111,546
124,192
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
22,349
18,278
26,420
1995 to 1999
37,080
31,797
42,363
1990 to 1994
15,745
11,646
19,844
1980 to 1989
17,262
13,587
20,937
1970 to 1979
9,600
6,482
12,719
1969 or earlier
15,833
12,706
18,960
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
38,095
32,353
43,837
1
46,031
39,144
52,918
2
26,128
21,775
30,481
3 or more
7,615
5,257
9,973
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
109,612
103,304
115,920
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
660
21
1,299
Electricity
5,796
3,899
7,694
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,645
328
2,962
Coal or coke
156
0
433
Wood
0
0
483
Solar energy
0
0
483
Other fuel
0
0
483
No fuel used
0
0
483
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
0
0
483
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
228
0
599
No telephone service available
6,119
3,175
9,063
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
116,423
109,793
123,053
1.01 to 1.50
1,446
121
2,771
1.51 or more
0
0
483
 
Specified owner-occupied units
29,395
25,070
33,720
VALUE
Less than $50,000
10,783
8,006
13,560
$50,000 to $99,999
14,595
11,627
17,563
$100,000 to $149,999
1,940
835
3,046
$150,000 to $199,999
590
0
1,273
$200,000 to $299,999
1,284
502
2,066
$300,000 to $499,999
203
0
541
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0
483
$1,000,000 or more
0
0
483
Median (dollars)
60,605
54,286
66,925
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Housing units with a mortgage
16,735
13,254
20,217
Less than $300
445
0
1,019
$300 to $499
932
305
1,559
$500 to $699
3,150
1,680
4,620
$700 to $999
4,999
2,961
7,037
$1,000 to $1,499
4,289
2,753
5,825
$1,500 to $1,999
1,482
195
2,769
$2,000 or more
1,438
572
2,304
Median (dollars)
894
774
1,014
Housing units without a mortgage
12,660
9,705
15,615
Less than $100
560
16
1,105
$100 to $199
1,568
436
2,700
$200 to $299
2,003
714
3,292
$300 to $399
2,821
1,262
4,380
$400 or more
5,708
3,868
7,548
Median (dollars)
378
327
429
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Housing unit with a mortgage
16,735
13,254
20,217
Less than 20 percent
7,551
5,063
10,039
20.0 to 24.9 percent
1,890
884
2,897
25.0 to 29.9 percent
3,139
1,327
4,951
30.0 to 34.9 percent
964
243
1,685
35.0 percent or more
3,191
1,640
4,742
Not computed
0
0
483
Housing unit without a mortgage
12,660
9,705
15,615
Less than 10 percent
2,673
1,447
3,899
10.0 to 14.9 percent
1,632
751
2,513
15.0 to 19.9 percent
2,322
1,289
3,355
20.0 to 24.9 percent
1,980
624
3,336
25.0 to 29.9 percent
1,361
236
2,486
30.0 to 34.9 percent
0
0
483
35.0 percent or more
2,483
1,044
3,922
Not computed
209
0
556
 
Specified renter-occupied units
64,434
57,197
71,671
GROSS RENT
Less than $200
2,359
844
3,874
$200 to $299
2,339
445
4,233
$300 to $499
17,282
13,428
21,136
$500 to $749
31,448
26,259
36,637
$750 to $999
7,627
5,018
10,236
$1,000 to $1,499
918
0
1,888
$1,500 or more
0
0
483
No cash rent
2,461
996
3,926
Median (dollars)
529
519
539
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
9,880
6,560
13,200
15.0 to 19.9 percent
4,345
2,730
5,960
20.0 to 24.9 percent
6,144
3,841
8,447
25.0 to 29.9 percent
4,527
2,366
6,689
30.0 to 34.9 percent
2,725
821
4,629
35.0 percent or more
33,530
28,496
38,564
Not computed
3,283
1,488
5,078

The 2001 Supplementary Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90 percent confidence interval and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90 percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.

1. An '*' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. An 'N' entry in the estimate, lower bound, and upper bound columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

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